Hallelujah
CONTEXT
- The teacher education student is in the fourth year of a Bachelor of Education degree.
- The teacher education student is completing his second teaching placement.
- This school is a small co-educational secondary school in an urban area.
- This Year 10 Music lesson focuses on different versions of the song “Hallelujah”.
- The students have been composing and practising their own versions of “Hallelujah” in groups and in this example one group is performing at the end of the lesson.
Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning.
EVIDENCE ANNOTATION
The teacher education student demonstrates 5.2.1 ‘Graduate achieved’ through:
- Providing encouragement to the Year 10 Music students as they perform quite nervously. For example, he sings along when they need help and says “Keep going”, “Nice” and later, “I was really impressed with…”
- Giving timely, balanced and targeted feedback to enhance student performance. After the student performance, he summarises his feedback to the whole class in terms of their teamwork and communication as well as moving out of their comfort zones.
- Providing direction for future learning, such as the need for students to step out of their comfort zones and the possibility of the students performing and recording an ensemble piece as a next step in their learning.
G: The goal for this teacher education student is 5.2.1.
R: The teacher education student has achieved 5.2.1 at graduate level.
O: What specific mentoring strategies could you employ with this teacher education student to help him move towards ‘Graduate exceeds’ for 5.2.1?
W: What is the next step you would negotiate as a goal for this teacher education student? What will you do as a Mentor to help him achieve this goal?
G: To demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning and to move up on the 5.2.1 graduate continuum.
R: Which level of the graduate continuum are you currently at for 5.2.1? Refer to recent feedback you have received.
O: What specific actions could you take to improve your understanding and use of timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning?
- Could you give more constructive and purposeful feedback to your students about their learning progress?
- Could you provide more encouragement to your students about their learning?
- Could you explicitly refer to the success criteria or goals of the lesson/learning to inform the feedback you give during or after the lesson?
- Could you provide some specific direction for your students’ future learning as part of your feedback?
- Could you observe other teachers to see how feedback on learning is provided in different subject areas and class levels?
W: What is your next step in improving your understanding and use of timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning? Try to formulate a specific goal.